DETROIT -- With rookie defensive end Ezekiel Ansah sidelined two and a half games with an ankle injury, the Detroit Lions registered just three sacks, all by the team's defensive tackles.

With Ansah back against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the first-round draft pick proved his value to Detroit's pass rush, dropping quarterback Mike Glennon behind the line of scrimmage twice in the loss.

"He's a big part of our defense and it was a long time getting him back," coach Jim Schwartz said. "We needed to get him back."

It was Ansah's second two-sack performance of the season. He also brought down Robert Griffin III twice in the Lions' win over the Washington Redskins in Week 3.

Ansah's five sacks are the most by a Lions rookie defensive end since Cliff Avril recorded five in 2009. Only, Kalimba Edwards (6.5) and Tracy Scroggins (7.5) have tallied more, as a first-year defensive end, in team history.

As a team, Detroit tallied a season-high four sacks against the Bucs. Willie Young came up with his first in five games, while safety Glover Quin got his first of the season on a blitz.

"I thought our pass rush did a pretty good job," Schwartz said. "I thought we had good pressure the whole day. Our defensive ends are a big part of that."